When Rajinikanth, his movie poster and a shocking suicide rules the headlines down South

South newsmakers of the week&nbsp

This week could have been a very smooth week for Kollywood, save for megastar Rajinikanth celebrating his birthday. But then something shocking happened, when a popular Telugu star committed suicide.

So without further ado, here are the top five newsmakers of the week

Telugu actor Vijay Sai commits suicide

In a shocking incident, Telugu actor and comedian Vijay Sai was found dead at his residence in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, on Monday morning. Early reports claim Sai has committed suicide, though the reason for him taking this drastic step is yet to be ascertained. It is known that Vijay Sai was treating himself for depression. His family members, including his wife, is being questioned as the death is being treated as suspicious and the police are also checking if there was a family dispute.

Kaala's second poster

Though it was Thalaiva Rajinikanth's birthday, it was his fans who got the special gift from the star. The makers of Kaala released the second look poster of the film on Thalaivar’s birthday and it went viral in an instant. Rajinikanth is seen sporting a dark, intimidating look, wearing a greasy black shirt and sunglasses. He was seen donning a similar expression in the first look poster too. The movie is rumoured to be releasing on August 15, 2018.

Rajinikanth to meet his fans

Kaala poster is not the only surprise Thalaiva has for his fans. If reports are to be believed, he will also have a meet-n-greet session with his fan between December 26 to December 31 in Chennai. His fan association has written to the Police Commissioner of Chennai for security arrangements, so we do hope that the event will go as planned.

Baahubali 2 the most searched Indian movie in 2017

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion topped Google's trending charts and six other Bollywood movies featuring among the 'Top 10 Trending' queries this year. Baahubali 2 also was the world's 7th most trended movie on Google, as well as being the number 1 most searched topic in India in the past one year, and the number 1 most searched movie in India. it looks like even after months of its release, India's biggest movie is still looking for new records to break.